Editing Bad Religion (section)

===Reunion, ''Suffer'', ''No Control'', ''Against the Grain'' and ''Generator'' (1986–1992)===
Bad Religion slowly reformed in 1986 out of the ''Back to the Known'' line-up when Graffin called Bentley and asked him to return. Bentley's response was tentative, but after being assured that the setlist consisted mostly of tracks from ''How Could Hell Be Any Worse?'', he agreed to return for one show, and ended up staying on because he had so much fun. A freshly rehabilitated Gurewitz was eventually convinced to come back aboard, and with Pete Finestone returning on drums and Greg Hetson on second guitar; Bad Religion was back.<ref name="opiateofthemasses" /> This lineup recorded the band's third album, ''[[Suffer (album)|Suffer]]'', which was released in 1988. The album received positive reviews in the independent music press and was voted Best Album of the Year by publications such as ''[[Trust (magazine)|Trust]]'', ''[[Maximumrocknroll|Maximum Rocknroll]]'' and ''[[Flipside (fanzine)|Flipside]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebrpage.net/theanswer/?article=suffer_%28album%29 |title=Suffer (album) &#124; The Answer &#124; The Bad Religion Page - Since 1995 |publisher=Thebrpage.net |access-date=August 11, 2016}}</ref>

During the ''Suffer'' tour in 1988, Bad Religion began writing new material. In early 1989, while the band was on break from touring, they commenced work on their next album, and entered the [[Westbeach Recorders]] studio in June of that year to record it. The resulting album, ''[[No Control (Bad Religion album)|No Control]]'', was released in November 1989, and was Bad Religion's best-selling album at the time, eventually selling more than 80,000 copies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebrpage.net/theanswer/?article=no%5Fcontrol%5F%28album%29 |title=No Control (album) &#124; The Answer &#124; The Bad Religion Page - Since 1995 |publisher=Thebrpage.net |access-date=October 15, 2011}}</ref>

Bad Religion's hardcore punk style continued with their next album, ''[[Against the Grain (Bad Religion album)|Against the Grain]]'', which was released in 1990. While the album still did not break the band into mainstream audiences, it was the first 100,000 seller, and showed how quickly they were growing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebrpage.net/theanswer/?article=against_the_grain_(album) |title=Against The Grain (album) &#124; The Answer &#124; The Bad Religion Page - Since 1995 |publisher=Thebrpage.net |access-date=October 15, 2011}}</ref> "[[21st Century (Digital Boy)]]", one of the tracks off the album, is generally regarded as the band's most well-known song, and has been played at almost every live show.

Drummer Pete Finestone left Bad Religion again in April 1991 to focus on his other band, the Fishermen, which had signed with a major label, and [[Bobby Schayer]] joined the band as his replacement. In May 1991, Bad Religion entered the Westbeach Recorders studio to begin recording material for their sixth studio album, ''[[Generator (Bad Religion album)|Generator]]'', which was not released until March 1992. The album was recorded almost live in the studio,<ref name="Generatorinfo">{{cite web|url=http://www.thebrpage.net/theanswer/?article=generator_(album)|title=Generator - the album|website=Thebrpage.net|access-date=September 12, 2009}}</ref> because, at the time, Gurewitz had moved Westbeach to larger premises, and for the first time, the entire band could play in the studio at the same time. He stated that it was "time to change" and the band "did it in a different studio, but as far as the songwriting, it was a deliberate effort to try something different."<ref name="Generatorinfo" /> To accompany the album, Bad Religion filmed their first music video "[[Atomic Garden (song)|Atomic Garden]]", which was also their first song to be released as a single.

To coincide with the band's success, Bad Religion released a compilation album, ''[[80–85]]'', in 1991. It is a repackaging of their debut album, ''[[How Could Hell Be Any Worse?]]'', their two EPs, ''[[Bad Religion (EP)|Bad Religion]]'' and ''[[Back to the Known]]'' and the band's three track contributions to the ''[[Public Service (EP)|Public Service]]'' EP. This compilation did not include ''[[Into the Unknown (Bad Religion album)|Into the Unknown]]''. ''80–85'' is now out of print and has been replaced by the 2004 re-issued version of ''[[How Could Hell Be Any Worse?]]'' with the same track listings.